Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 20, 1897, Page 8

id J A 74r e 74? ave: .e A 0 Aye > Ay a wr 742, O 74 e Lf ° Lf OH df by ‘e fb ‘e 6%, e /) GREAT x 75 \J oA oo Sav olaV als Closing Sale! WELLS-STONE MERCANTILE CO. Laprairie, Minn. Everything in the Big Store Included. Gents’ Complete Furn shings. Lumbermen’s Supplies. Footwear, Hardware. oe. a I Nd “4° A 7. wl Wo ed ala ala Vala ele /\) /\J \J- of A o4e Or © 4 © An 04s Yoryed Next week Sale. aw ala’ definite to In the we will have some meantime give say concerning this big Ro Ane Zk SPAS TRPE OY SEEESE Wells-Stone Mercantile vex sb, apn ; Ly thing more on chy ap us a call Bis ALL Grand tRevits Weratse Review City and Vicinity. NOTES OF NEWS AND PERSONAL. For rent, Presbyteriau parsonage, Enquire at Lumbermen’s bank. Geo. H. Holmes of town 149-30 is in town today. Mrs. F. L. Churchill of Deer River has been spending the day in town to- day. The Walker Pilot speaks of ‘Pro fes- sor’? Bernard. Has his nibs taken to playing the piano? Geo. Sawyer has been on the sick list for several weeks but is again able to be about town. Miss Della Brown returned from a short visit to Minneapolis last Tues- day evening. Clark City, is up on the reservation looking over the chances for logging. He expegts to supply some of the contractors. Don’t ask Auditor King anything about his trip. He hasn’t any venison to sell and he 1s too busy to talk about hunting. J. B. Kehl of the firm of Kehl and Deary, came up from his home in Chippewa Falls, last Monday and re- turned home Wednesday morning. W. C. Gilbert is spending a week at his old home, Wausau, Wis., visiting friends and relatives. e left for there last Wednesday morning. Charles Dickinson expects Mrs. Yickinson to return from her two months visit in Southern Wiscon- sin, next Monday. The county commissioners have been holding their regular meeting to- day. They had a full attendance and quite a little business was transacted. Mrs. A> A. Kremer returned from a three week’s stay in Minneapolis last night. She is much improved in health, W. R. Cray, member of legislature from Minneapolis, was looking up some land matters heré day before yesterday. x Our therthants are having a better {trade than they have had for many moons and they are all happy over their present good luck and the pros | pects for the future. ‘The reservation loggers have been | finishing up their contracts with the | government today. C.C. McCarthy | represents the loggers in all transac- tions requiring his services. John Lyons has 500,000 feet of dead and down timber on the skids at his camp on Little Ball Club lake. A pretty good start for this time of year, | W. F. Sims and family came down from their home in Deer River last Thursday visited with friends here in town until this morning when they took the train for Duluth where they will visit for a week. J. P. Sims came down from Deer | River Thursday morning _ suffering | with a sudden indisposition. He was so far recevered as to be able to take the train for Minneapolis this morn- Ing. Miss May McLennan has been on the sick hst for the past week. Her place in the school room has been supplied by Miss Edith Crossley. Miss McLennan expects to be able to resume her duties Monday morning. A fuil attendance of the members of the Rebekah Lobge, 1s requested at the next meeting, November, 23, at which time the election of the new officers will take place. Rev. C. V. Gamache_ will hold his regular monthly services in Hibbin ; tomorrow. He was ccompanied by his Niece Miss Lena Paul. She seems very much interested in our neighboring village and takes occasion to visit there quite frequently. Postmaster Stilson says the amount of postal business has increased great- ly of late owing tothe large number of men who have gone into the lum- {only one of the bering camps {in this vicimty within the past few weeks, Editor Luther of-the Magnet mov- ed his family and household effects from the Presbyterian parsonage to the Stevens restaurant. Were you too close to the santuary for comfort Bro. Luther? Rev. C. V.. Gamache came over from Grand Rapids‘ Maenday,. to at- tend to divine assistance for D. EB. Truckey, who was fast falling away until taken to Duluth. The Rev. DWSLVSS SlLeS: SLSLSLSLSOSLSISLSLSVSLSVSLSLSLS LS LSLSLESLES: SLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSISLSVOS: Let Us Show You Our Goods Befo Are You Aware THAT OUR STOCK OF | Men’s Winter Underwear IS LARGER THAN EVER BEFORE ? WE ARE GIVING SPLENDID BARGAINS IN Men’s Sanitary Wool Underwear, per suit..... ee ee © 1.50 Men’s All Wool, Knit Underwear, ‘Northfield Knit- ting Company’s Goods,” per suit North Star Wool Blanket Underwear, per suit......--- 3.00 All WooltiSweatens's i... 88085 Dae ROS Tce ks We are closing out a lot of odd pieces in Min’s Underweariats.). 55 20 Fos es Former price, 75 cents and $1.00. Wool Socks and Mittens Very Low Prices. ST SLSLS: BECKFELT & Granp Rapips, MINN. M gentleman pushed a hand car from Leighton to Hibbing and this act is many he performs for the cause of which he is a deciple. —Hibbing News. The case of Lavalle vs. Slocum tried before Justice Kearney last Monday, was dismissed. Lavelle sued Slocum for damage claimed to have been done to his gardens by Slocum’s cattle. Geo. A. Tuller came down from Deer River this morning and has been rushing around all day attending to various business matters. George isa hustler and is going to make a sucsess of his Lusiness venture at Deer River. A. Storer, engineer on the Steamer North Star is in town. He says the boat lies in first class shape for the® winter and that there isno danger of her sinking again next spring as she 1s up high and{dry on a mud bank. J. F. Metzger will establish a meat msrket at Deer River, giving the bus- iness there his personal attention He shipped the material for his build- ing there last night and went up to get the work under way at once. Be B. Ehle was a Duluth visitor yesterday. He has ‘been very busy of late interviewing the boys in the woods in the interest of the Khle and Russell hospital. He is meeting with flattering success. S. L. Frazer, Deputy Grand Master of the 2gth district A. F. and A. M- {put the members of Itasca lodge through a course of sprouts last eve- ning and instructed them in the se- cret work of the order. There wasa good attendance and the -‘fraters’”” seemed to enjoy the octasion. The ladies of the Presbyterian Aid society have on sale today at the Itasca'store, some of the embroidery work and fancy articles which they have been making the past year. Any piece they have would make a suitable Christinas gift. This sale will continue each Saturday until after the holidays. The social given Thursday evening that was provided and it wes ! towards the small hours of the night before the merry makers dispersed The Knights have every thing in first class shape for entertaining, a kitchen provided with a_ range, lockers full of dishes etc., a fine dining room, wait- ing rooms and a most cumfortable and commodious lodge room and they propose to enjoy themselves and | make it pleasant for their wives and best girls, at intervels during the com- ing winter. | ‘The final transfer of the Ehle & Russell hospital to the Benedictine Sisters Hospital Asssciation took place today. J. C. Hessian attorney for | the sisters representing them in the deal. The hospital will continue un- der the management of Drs. Ehle and “Russell, until the close of the present season, probably next June or July. | The sisters have a hospital at Duluth and East Grand Forks, and under their management the hospital here will enjoy, if possible, a still greater degree of popularity than it has in the past. ‘The papers have again begun the building of a railroad from Minneap- | ols to Grand Rapids and trom here to the Mesaba range, but it ‘won’t work. It is bound to be a dead fail- ure. The only man who had “in- flooance” enough with our capitalists and legislators to make the road asuc- cess, has shaken the dust of Itasca coun- ty from his feet and has transfered his affections, mighty intellect and “snoot”’ to the new town of Walker. over in Cass county and. without him the road will never be built. No harm to talk about it, of course, but thats all, just talk. For several weeks the Herald-Re- view ‘has called the attention of its readers to the fact that the ladies of the M. E. society would hold an apron fair and supper some time near the close of the month. We are now able to state that Wednesday the first day of December has been decided upon as the date and the Sayers build- ing, two doors south of the Pokeg- ama, the place where the event will take place. Next week we will give a description of the aprons that will be by the members of Waubana Lodge | offered for sale and the bill of fare that K. of P. to the ladies who have to sit | Will be server. up alone Thursday evenings, Was a most delightful affair, according to the reports given by those who were in attendance, About forty ladies and | in the city. gentlemen enjoyed the fun and feast |” [oriae 2: & Watch for ig. Cloakst—Cloaks! We have just the prettiest line of ladie’s cloaks and wraps. ever shown Call and look them over MARR. Al. Injured | Baie 1 Al He Powers, the Jamoerman, i met with a serio accident Weds G JtineL Te was riding a s; ‘ and carrying two peavies when the ant mal took fmght and threw him mto the air. Al. landed on his head and side and was unconscious when | taken to the hospital. One rib was fractured He has rested easily at the Hotel Superior for a couple of days and will be able to get downstairs to- day. horse Full to Overfiowing. Our fall stock in all departments are large and complete—prices very low. This past week, we have placed in ourdry goods department,a new liue of outing flannels, in late and desirable patterns, ranging from 8c. tolde. per yard. A choice assort- ment of new and stylish black dress paterns, from $5.00 to $10.00. Dress braids for trimming purposes. Ice woo! fascinators. A complete line of knitting worsted yarns and zepbyrs. Ladies and misses leggings. ‘Thick, warm blankets. 75c. Lo $5.00 per pair. In cur shoe department we have added a complete line of ladies and children’s white kid slippers. A very pretty line of ladies and misses tine trimmed felt Nullifiers skating shoes. P i We have a most desirable ladies shoe, for skating or winter wear, it isa box calf, sole shoe, fleeeced lined, and sells for $2.25, splendid value for that money. An elegant line of infant’s soft sole shoes, 1n all sizes. Call and see us. We will save you money: Beckrett & Matuar. Bear Stories. Every man is either a bull ora bear, keeping things up or growling things down, and of late years there have been a great many bears, some of whom have survived and are still telling their bear stories. ‘The fact remains that there has been a decided improvement during the past season in the amount of business done by the St. Paul & Duluth railroad,which has always been the favorite line be- tweén St. Paul, Minneapolis. Duluth, West Superior and other. points of interestand importance. This line is modern, up to. date, running Juxur- jous trains at convenient. houre over a smooth roadbed between hands: terminals, ‘Ticket agents wil supply you with maps, etc., or may be obtained by writing direct to c. B. Stone, general passenger agent, St. Paul, Mion. re You Make fer Winter. g Sen} i SISLSLSLSLOLS® ..-1.35 to 2.75 SLSe: ps ‘es ATHER, 5, SLSLSTSELCLSL SL OL SLSS f N CITY ATR: LINE | |The Idea is to Build a Road Direetly Through to Grand Rapids A vorth and south railroad trom | Miianeap olis to the Mesiba_ iron re- gio is projected by a coterie of which Gen), W. D. Waskburn is the head. ‘This ithe line which has so excited the pedple of Anoka and towns to the north, and which was first credited to the Soo. General Manager Under- wood, of th Soo, set this at rest by his statemeiyt to the Pioneer Press that “the Soo \has no present or future intention of in¢teasing its mileage in Minnesota.” Entirely indefendent of the Soo, the scheme is beyng quietly worked up. Capt. W. W‘. Rich, chief en- gineer of the Soo, wi\o was associciat- ed with Gen. Washburf on nis trip to China, and is one of the pioneer rail- road men of the Nortwest, gota week’s leave of absence And spent it driving over the proposed Xoute with Dr. D. C. Dunham of Anoka, ‘They drove through Anoka to Grad, Rap- ids, and Capt. Rich carefully inspect- ed the territory. He has not made his report yet, and on his findings wall depend the further prosecution of the scheme. When seen yesterday by the Fioneer Press Gen. Washburn admitted that the matter was under consideration. “Certain parties have urged me to look into the matter with a view to building a line of road,” he said, “and I asked Capt. Rich to investigate it. That is as far as the matter e at present. We may not build farther than Anoka, but the intention is to build a line through Anoka, Cam- bridge, Mora on the Eastern Railway of Minnesota, Aitkin and Grand | ids, where we would connect wit Duluth Superior & Western, . ‘AV would connect with the Soo at ™- den Place, making a deal with #yem_ for terminal facilities. But it is all i a very indefinite state at present.” Ee. The towns along ‘ the proj line are considerably” stirred “qver the - matter, and the. visit of 3 was hailed with a good deal of e thusiasm. : For Sale. . Eight lots in block Thi Div a of Gran Rapids, for ay Far — or will exc] 1 Stock ean kind. Benge. {er pty